Overview

• South Africa were bowled out for 183 on day four chasing 277, ending their 10-match winning streak and handing Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.
• Left-arm spinner Noman Ali took 10-191 in the match, following 6-112 in the first innings with 4-79 in the second to earn match-winning honors.
• Senuran Muthusamy kept the Proteas in contention with 11-174 (6-117 and 5-57), the fourth-best match figures by a South African spinner in Tests.
• Spin dominated throughout as 34 wickets fell to slow bowlers on a turning, low-bounce surface, with seamers accounting for only six.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi wrapped up the chase with 4-33 to clean up the tail after Sajid Khan’s key strikes, with the second Test set for Rawalpindi next week.